Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all. – Ovid
The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool. – Ovid
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow. – Ovid
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish. – Ovid
Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft. – Ovid
